Man sues burger chain over booth size
Even though we live in a supersized world, bigger is not always better. One devoted customer of American burger chain White Castle is suing the restaurant because he can't fit into the the booths.
Martin Kessman, who weighs 132kgs, complained to management for more than two years after repeatedly knocking his knee into the tables' metal supports.
"They’re stationary booths," he told the New York Post.
"I’m not humongous (but) I’m a big guy. I could not wedge myself in.
"There were no tables and chairs that could accommodate a person that merely wanted to sit down and eat his meal," he alleged.
After the 64-year-old New York stockbroker sent a series of letters of complaint to the chain, he received what he called condescending responses.
White Castle sent him free hamburger coupons and promised that it would expand its booth sizes. But the booths were never changed and Kessman is now taking his case to federal court.
He is suing for bigger chairs and unspecified damages because he says the eatery is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. (He compares himself to pregnant women and the handicapped.)
A spokesman from White Castle told the New York Post that Mr Kessman could have asked a store manager for a regular chair.
The lawsuit, however, has not put an end to Kessman's love of mini burgers. Now, instead of going to White Castle himself, he sends his wife.
